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Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, spring training home of the Detroit Tigers, today was named the best Grapefruit League ballpark of 2019 in the annual Ballpark Digest Best of the Ballparks vote.

Southbound lanes of South Florida Ave at Doris Drive (near Winner's Circle) are closed due to a water main break. At minimum the roadway is expected to be closed 6 hours. Please find an alternate route.

LAKELAND, FL(March 13, 2019) | Lakeland City Commissioners have been challenged by the Lakeland Alliance for Accessibility and the City Accessibility Liaison group to experience the mobility challenges that those in wheelchairs face when doing everyday tasks. On Monday, March 18th at 2 p.m. members from the Lakeland City Commission will be provided wheelchairs in the Iowa Avenue Parking Garage. Commissioners will travel from the parking garage to their meeting in City Hall.

LAKELAND, FL (March 7, 2019) | The City of Lakeland will be executing an aquatic plant harvesting project for invasive water hyacinth and overgrown spatterdock in the southwest cove of Lake Parker beginning in March 2019.

The City of Lakeland is now hiring lifeguards to work at our Aquatics facilities! Apply online. Applicants must be at least 16 years old and able to pass a swim test to qualify.
The swim test includes:
300 yard swim performing both freestyle and breaststroke
50 yard sprint in less than 45 seconds
1 minute brick tread
Call Gandy Pool for more information 863.834.3157 or ...

LAKELAND, FL (March 1, 2019) – The City of Lakeland recycled 16-million pounds of recyclables last year. Unfortunately, some of the items tossed in the blue recycling carts were not recyclable and should have been placed in the green garbage cart.

LAKELAND, FL (February 25, 2019) - Motorists in Lakeland traveling on North Florida Avenue (US 98 North) will soon see signs of progress on the intelligent rail bypass system project. This electronic messaging system was requested as part of the Polk Rail Study in 2014. Contractors are in the infrastructure phases of construction now with the electronic signs targeted for operation and testing by mid-March.

The City of Lakeland is constantly working toward our goal to have an informed and engaged citizenry. The City’s website is just one tool developed to provide accessible information for all citizens. Please contact Jenny Sykes, ADA Specialist at 863.834.8444 or Jennifer.Sykes@lakelandgov.net, to advise what, if any inaccessible feature you may have encountered.